Posted in restaurants, tagged Egg, eggs, Finland, food, Helsinki, restaurant, travel on October 26, 2017| 3 Comments »
Egg is an interesting restaurant beside the harbour, below the Russian church.
Unsurprisingly, they serve omelettes, and they are very good.
The decor is simple.
I ordered the fish omelette. It was delicious!
Egg is a cheerful, inexpensive place to eat in Helsinki…try it.
Posted in Seasons, tagged Finland, flowers, green, Helsinki, photography, summer, travel on September 14, 2017| 5 Comments »
Summer is almost over in Helsinki. Here is a reminder of how beautiful the city looked in this lovely season.
I will be back in the city next week to see the beginning of autumn.
Posted in restaurants, tagged coffee, Finland, Helsinki, Johan & Nystrom on August 23, 2017| 1 Comment »
Johan & Nystrom is a great place to have coffee. In the warm summer months there are tables outside beside the water and the view across the harbour is lovely.
The inside is inviting too.
There is a good selection of pastries.
The coffee is great and the almond croissant was one of the best I have tasted.
Johan & Nystrom is one of my favourite places to stop for coffee in Helsinki.
Kanavaranta 7. Katajanokka district.
Posted in shopping, tagged Arabia, ceramics, design, Finland, Helsinki, shopping on August 17, 2017| 2 Comments »
Beautiful Arabia ceramics have been around since 1873 when the brand new factory was built near Helsinki. Within a couple of years the output from the factory accounted for half of the total annual ceramics production in the whole country.
Arabia ceramics are known the world over for their beautiful design and practicality.
A brand new shop has opened at 23 Pohjoisesplanadi.
It is full of gorgeous things.
Drop in and be delighted.
Posted in shopping, tagged Finland, Helsinki, Market Square, markets, shopping on July 14, 2017| 6 Comments »
Market Square is a fun place to be in summer. There are colourful stalls selling fresh produce and hand made items.
The wonderful open air pool is waiting nearby…what a fun thing to do in the city.
Posted in Finland, Helsinki, Helsinki sites, tagged Baltic Sea, conservation, Finland, Helsinki, Save the Baltic Sea, seals, Senate Square Helsinki, travel on June 16, 2017| 3 Comments »
On Helsinki Day 40 seals, almost 7 feet tall, were placed in Senate Square to highlight the need to protect the Baltic Sea.
At the end of summer the seals will leave to square and take up residence around the city. In the meantime, they look wonderful in Senate Square…be sure to drop in to take a look if you are in Helsinki.
I think it is an excellent reminder to look after all our seas and oceans.
Posted in Helsinki sites, tagged Finland, Helsinki, Skywheel Helsinki, travel on May 25, 2017| 2 Comments »
A great way to get a birds’ eye view of Helsinki is to take a ride on the Skywheel beside the harbour.
Each gondola has 4 seats, air conditioning and a glass floor. The glass is slightly tinted to add privacy.
The tinted glass gives an interesting  colour to the surroundings, but the view is fabulous. The wheel turns 3 times in each ride.
The cost is €12 for an adult, €9 for children between 3 – 11. Children under 2 are free.
Mon – Thu….11.00 – 19.00
Fri…11.09 – 22.00
Sat…10.00 – 21.00
Sun…10.00 – 18.00
Posted in restaurants, tagged Finland, food, Gaijin, Helsinki, restaurants on May 1, 2017| 4 Comments »
Restaurant Gaijin is the brainchild of Tomi Bjorck and Matti Wikberg. It is their second restaurant.
Gaijin offers unique flavours from Japan, Korea and northern China, with a delicious modern touch.
The restaurant is in the stylish Bulevardi at number 6. I dined alone so I can’t show you a variety of meals, only mine. For my main course I ordered salmon with Asian flavours. I can’t come to Helsinki without ordering salmon.
Dessert was a liquorice and almond cake with icecream…perfect.
I will definitely return to Gaijin with others. They do excellent dishes to share.
Posted in Helsinki sites, tagged Ducks, Finland, Helsinki, nature, seasons on April 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I spotted the white duck last year when I was in Helsinki in winter. I am pleased to say that the duck is still in the water at Toolonlahti and doing well and fitting in with the others.
People leave food for the ducks to get them through the winter.
I saw a duck friend on my walk around Toolonlahti. The ducks ran to meet her and were happy with her offerings.
It seems a few ducks have learned that it OK to stay behind for the winter.
Posted in Helsinki, shopping, tagged art, design, Finland, glassware, Helsinki, iittal, iittala, shopping on March 18, 2017| 7 Comments »
The iconic Finnish glassware, iittala, is 100 years old. They have turned blue to celebrate.
The window in Esplanadi looked amazing when I wandered past.
Here’s to the next 100 years.
Beautiful Helsinki 